by Kathy on June 27, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, ALI Community, Blessed, BlogHer, Bob, Coping, Diversions, Family, Friends, Gatekeeping, Gratitude, Infertility, Loss, Pain, Planning, Sean, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the sixth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In 2011 I lost two loved ones to suicide. I realize that there is likely nothing I could have […]
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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from June with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It’s been over a week now since Sean has been out of school for the summer and Abby and I are loving having him home/around most of the day, everyday […]
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by Kathy on June 6, 2012 · 5 comments
in Abby, Bereavement, Coping, Decisions, Infertility, Journey, Life, Loss, Molly, Pregnancy Loss, Relationships, Sean, Secondary Infertility
I wonder how many people pause, like I do, every time someone asks me how many children I have? It should be a simple question, with an easy answer. But that isn’t the case when you have lost a child or have struggled with secondary infertility, then such questions can be painful to hear and […]
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by Kathy on May 28, 2012 · 21 comments
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It’s the fourth Monday of the month which means its time to share our Perfect Moments from May with Lori from Write Mind Open Heart. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last year on Memorial Day, after running in my 4th Ridge Run 5K Race in our Beverly neighborhood here in Chicago, I shared the story here of how I learned […]
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by Kathy on May 21, 2012 · 4 comments
in Abby, Blessed, Bob, Exercise, Expectations, Family, Food, Friends, Gatekeeping, Happiness, Life, Loss, Love, Our Home, Running, Sean, Suicide Prevention
How are you feeling? What are your plans for tomorrow? Welcome to the fifth edition of my “Gatekeeping” blog series. I shared the back story of these simple and yet powerful questions in this post. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last week I received an email from a reader letting me know how much my Gatekeepers post has meant to […]
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by Kathy on May 17, 2012 · 11 comments
in Abby, Blessed, Coping, Family, Happiness, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Peace, Poetry, Sean, Writing
I am excited to share with you my first attempt at writing a sestina style poem. Though I have played around with poetry a bit in the past (mostly limericks and another one that I am very proud of), I don’t think I have tried to write fixed form since high school and I know that I […]
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